LXAutostart: A Closer Look

by
Daniel Meiß-Wilhelm (leiche)

Under LXDE, there is no simple
autostart function, and the script won't work if you store it
in an autostart folder. An autostart function is available for
LXDE, but most of the time, you need to use an editor, or you
must copy and paste startup files from /usr/share/applications to ~/.config/autostart. But what should you do when you want to add
gnome-power-manager? Some users say it doesn't work, while
others say it works. So what must you do to be sure that it
works?

I think there is a really simple
solution. Use LXAutostart. From the beginning, you have the
power to say “yes” or “no” to get it working. If it is
correctly initialized, you will see the following window.

The tab Added Starter displays your
current startup programs in the hidden autostart folder. Click
on the Available Starter tab, and choose the program you want
to add.

Isn't it simple?

Note: if
you add or remove a program, LXAutostart will restart and
display Added Starter.

Now we want to add
Gnome-Power-Manager. But how do we go about it? Clicking on
the Advanced button brings
up the window below.

Here you see some applications that
are added, but not activated. Those applications are preceded
by the # symbol. Only logininfo.sh
& is activated. sleep 10 is a
script that waits 10 seconds before proceeding to the next
application in the list. To add an application, you can click
the OK button. You will then see the window below.

An entry line will be displayed.
Enter a command for your program that should start when you
login.

Click the OK button to activate your application. LXAutostart
will then restart, and you can again click on the Advanced tab to check if
your entered command is set.

You can create a backup of your
current autostart script by clicking the Save
button. If you get an error, or lose your current autostart
functions, you can you use the Restore button to restore your backup.

The Exit button will close the current window. To see if it
works, you should logout/login.

If 10 seconds is too long for the
sleep command, you can edit the entry by clicking the Edit button.

This is a simple editor to
activate, remove, or edit a command for your autostart
functions in the script. After clicking the OK
button, LXAutostart
will restart to load the new edits.

I hope you
like it. It will help you to manage all your autostart
applications on your LXDE desktop.